Practice of Epidemiologic Analysis [ESP65]

Detailed information about this course:

Description

Faculty: Prof. Kamran Ikram, MD PhD

This is a course in which the theoretical background and practical application of basic epidemiologic analytic tools is discussed. Most topic discussed in this course lie at the cross-roads of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and covers issues that are typically faced by starting researchers. Topics covered are: Data preparation, Missingness, Categorization, Normalization, Standardization, Stratification, Multiple testing, Sample size calculation.

The goal is to provide students with the understanding and tools to perform their initial epidemiologic data analyses.

Objectives

• To gain a better understanding of the theoretical backgrounds of the topics mentioned above.
• To enable the students to translate the theoretical insights into practical tools, which they can immediately implement in their own research.
  
  

Participant profile

The course is particularly intended for students who have completed their data collection and move towards their first data analysis.

Assessment

Attendance